The LIMTV (linear induction motor test vehicle) is tested at the Department of Transportation’s high-speed ground test center (now owned and operated by Association of American Railroads) near Pueblo, Colorado, in March of 1973. The experimental vehicle was designed to operate at speeds up to 250 miles per hour, using electro-magnetic forces for noiseless propulsion.
While not exactly the SUPERTRAIN, the 1979 Love Boat-style show set on a huge nuclear-powered train zipping from NYC to LA which I’m obsessed with, the LIMTV undoubtably influenced SUPERTRAIN’S aesthetic. Except LIMTV actually helped pave the way for an actual product using linear induction-based systems, having found a niche with the aid of Bombardier’s Advanced Rapid Transit system. Notable installations are in Vancouver’s SkyTrain and NYC’s JFK AirTrain (below).
